A368618 - OEIS

A368618

a(n) is the n-digit numerator of the fraction h/k with h and k coprime palindrome positive integers at which abs(h/k-e) is minimal.

3, 11, 878, 2552, 38983, 167761, 4407044, 24988942, 882646288, 1385885831, 83034443038, 161356653161, 9051164611509, 24911822811942

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OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

a(3) = 878 corresponds to the numerator of A368617.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..14.

David A. Corneth, PARI program

Index entries for sequences related to the number e

EXAMPLE

n fraction approximated value

- ------------------- ------------------

1 3/1 3

2 11/4 2.75

3 878/323 2.7182662538699...

4 2552/939 2.7177848775292...

5 38983/14341 2.7182902168607...

6 167761/61716 2.7182740294251...

7 4407044/1621261 2.7182816338640...

8 24988942/9192919 2.7182815382143...

9 882646288/324707423 2.7182818299783...

...

MATHEMATICA

a[1]=3; a[n_]:=Module[{minim = Infinity}, h = Select[Range[10^(n - 1), 10^n - 1], PalindromeQ]; lh = Length[h]; For[i = 1, i <= lh, i++, k = Select[Range[Floor[Part[h, i]/E], Ceiling[Part[h, i]/E]], PalindromeQ]; lk = Length[k]; For[j = 1, j <= lk, j++, If[(dist = Abs[Part[h, i]/Part[k, j] - E]) < minim && GCD[Part[h, i], Part[k, j]] == 1, minim = dist; hmin = Part[h, i]]]]; hmin]; Array[a, 9]

PROG

(PARI) \\ See PARI program in Links

CROSSREFS

Cf. A001113, A002113, A070252, A368617, A368619 (denominator), A368658.

Cf. A007676, A007677.

Cf. A364844 (similar for Pi), A368620, A368621.

Sequence in context: A374558 A088579 A344946 * A374718 A006938 A124984

Adjacent sequences: A368615 A368616 A368617 * A368619 A368620 A368621

KEYWORD

nonn,base,frac,more

AUTHOR

Stefano Spezia, Jan 01 2024

EXTENSIONS

a(10)-a(14) from David A. Corneth, Jan 03 2024

STATUS

approved